Tatting shuttle



May 17, 1949. H. B. DANIELLO 2,470,391

TATTING SHUTTLE Filed April 18, 1947 Figi figg gmac/Moz Patented May 17,1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TATTING SHUTTLE Hilbert B. Daniello,Allentown, Pa.

Application April 18, 1947, Serial No. 742,390

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to tools for fancy Work, and more particularly,to a tatting shuttle to be used for such work.

A main object of the invention is to provide a tatting shuttle equippedwith a rotatable bobbin to hold the thread used for tatting.

Another object of the invention is to provide a tatting shuttle of thecharacter indcater above, wherein the rotatable bobbin has a crank tofacilitate winding of the thread on the bobbin.

A further object of the invention is to provide tatting shuttle of thecharacter indicated above, wherein the rotatable bobbin is adapted to bewound by a detachable crank.

Other objects of the invention Will appear in the followingspecification describing the invention, with particular reference to theaccompanying drawings.

It is, however, to be understood that the invention is not to be limitedor restricted to the exact construction and combination of partsdescribed in the specication and shown in the drawings, but that suchchanges and modifications may be made as fall within the scope of theclaim appended hereto.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a front view of a tatting shuttle according to theinvention.

Figure 2 is a side View of the tatting shuttle shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional View through the shuttle side wallsshowing a winding bobbin mounted in said side walls.

Figure 4 is a perspective View of a modified form of the tattingshuttle.

Figure 5 is a vertical sectional view through the bobbin used in themodified form of the shuttle shown in Figure 4.

With particular reference to the drawings, it will be observed that theshuttle comprises two side walls Ill centrally bowed out to form anenclosure therein. The two `walls Ill may be integral at the top Il, butthey may be welded or otherwise attached. At the bottom end I2, however,the two side walls I are separated from each other by cut I3. Thesemembers may be fabricated of plastic, wood, metal, or any other materialhaving suilicient elasticity to provide a moderate frictional contactbetween the side walls I0 and the rims of the circular sides I1;

or these members may be fabricated of less elastic forms of theaforementioned materials, a simple spring being held between one sidewall IU and its adjacent circular side Il, the pressure of said springproviding the necessary frictional resistance to the motion of bobbinI5.

The mid-portions of the Walls IIl are provided With two centrallylocated coaxial apertures I4. A winding bobbin I5 has a shaft I6 adaptedto be journaled rotatably in the apertures I in the walls I0. The bobbinI5 comprises two circular sides I'I that are slightly spaced from theends of the shaft I6 so as to be in frictional contact with the curvedwalls Il) of the shuttle.

An orifice I8 extends diametrically through the shaft I6 at itsmid-portion. The purpose of this orifice I8 is to anchor the thread 25on the bobbin I5, as will be described more particularly hereinafter.

One wall IB of the shuttle is provided with a notch I9 to permit a thumbto engage one side I'I of the bobbin I5 to regulate the turning of thebobbin I5.

In the operation of the device illustrated in Figures 1, 2, and 3 of thedrawings, the end of the thread 20 is inserted into the orifice I8 inthe shaft I6 of the bobbin I5, and then the bobbin I5 is rotated by athumb or linger in the notch I9. The bobbin I5 can :be unwound in thesame manner, or the frictional engagement between the sides I1 of thebobbin I5 and the walls I0 of the shuttle may be sufficient for thispurpose. This frictional engagement may be lessened by spreading apartthe walls I0 of the shuttle, and this may be effected by separating thewalls I0 manually. If desired, a sheet of paper or other material may beinserted in the cut I3 at the bottom end I2 of the shuttle to spread theWalls I0 apart a predetermined distance. To facilitate the insertion ofthis layer of paper or other material, the cut I3 has a slight bevel atthe upper portions thereof.

A modified form of shuttle is illustrated in Figures 4 and 5. Theshuttle of this modification is exactly the same as that described withrelation to Figures 1, 2, and 3,'but the bobbin is slightly diierent.One end of the bobbin shaft 2l has a tapped hole 23, and a crank 24 hasa threaded end 25 adapted to engage the tapped hole 23 to facilitate therotation of the bobbin 22,

3 The wall I0 of the shuttle has a suitable opening to permit the crank24 to pass therethrough. This crank 24 is detachable, and the bobbin 22may be used in the same manner as the bobbin l5 of the rst form.

What is claimed is:

A tatting shuttle, comprising two Walls of resilient material connectedwith each other at one end and severed from each other at the other end,the central portions of said walls having a pair of coaxial openingsrespectively formed therein, a bobbin having a shaft and, a pair ofdisc-shaped sides, respectively spaced inwardly from the ends of theshaft, said central portions of the walls being yieldably bowedf`outwardly away frorn each other to receive said bobbin therebetween withthe ends of said shaft journailed in said openings in the walls andwith?` the peripheral edges of said disc-shaped sides--off,. the bobbinin yieldable frictional contact with 20 the bowed surfaces of the walls,saidiwa'llsnorf mally being in abutting engagement, with each 4 other atsaid severed end thereof whereby a spacer element may be insertedtherebetween to decrease the friction :between the bobbin and the walls,and the walls being bevelled at said severed ends thereof to facilitatethe insertion of said spacer element.

HILBERT B. DANIELLO.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le ofthis patent:

UNITEDi STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 76,512 Parker Aug. 7, 18681,173,102 Dillv Feb. 22, 1916 1,306,692 Houseman June 17, 1919 1,521,528Grigg Dec. 30, 1924 FOREIGN PATENTS Number l Country Date 884 GreatBritain 1892

